Stadtwerke Schwaz

What Stadtwerke Schwaz does

Stadtwerke Schwaz GmbH is a municipal multi-utility company headquartered in Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria, operating since 1897 and 100% owned by the City of Schwaz (Stadtgemeinde Schwaz). The company provides an integrated portfolio of essential services to residential, commercial, and municipal customers across five municipalities (Schwaz, Vomp, Pill, Terfens-Vomperbach, and Gallzein): electricity generation and distribution (from run-of-river hydroelectric assets and photovoltaic installations), drinking water supply and wastewater treatment, CO2-neutral district heating under the "Wärme Schwaz" brand, fiber-optic internet/television/telephony under the "schwaz.net" brand, electric mobility services (eCarSharing via FloMobil and e-charging stations), parking garage operations, and professional electrical installation services through its subsidiary Elektro Rohner GmbH.

The underlying technology stack combines physical infrastructure (hydroelectric plants, PV installations, water/sewage networks, district heating loops utilizing wastewater heat recovery, fiber-optic telecom backbone, charging stations) with grid-management innovations such as regulated local grid transformers (RONT) for voltage stabilization and battery storage systems for peak shaving. Drone-based centimeter-level roof surveying is used to optimize PV system yield predictions. The "schwaz.energiebeteiligung" program, launched in 2023, allows citizens to purchase PV module capacity (up to 2.5 kWp) and receive annual kWh credits over a 20-year term, effectively creating a community-financed distributed generation asset base.

The business model is anchored on long-duration subscription/recurring utility tariffs across all core service lines, supplemented by project-based professional services (electrical installations, PV contracting) and a participation-based financing model for PV. GTM is direct-to-consumer and direct-to-business via owned infrastructure, supported by a customer self-service portal, regional brand marketing, and local community sponsorship. The company employs approximately 100 staff plus 20 apprentices across six trades and is governed by a six-member city-appointed supervisory board plus three works council representatives, with DI Karl Heinz Greil serving as Managing Director since 2018. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Stadtwerke Schwaz

Legal name

Stadtwerke Schwaz GmbH

Website

https://stadtwerkeschwaz.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stadtwerke Schwaz is a 100% municipally-owned multi-utility in Tyrol, Austria, supplying electricity, water, wastewater, district heating, fiber internet, e-mobility, and parking to residential and commercial customers across five municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Schwaz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electricity generation and distribution: Generation of electricity from hydroelectric power plants and photovoltaic installations; distribution to residential and commercial customers in the Schwaz region.
2. Water supply and wastewater treatment: Drinking water supply and wastewater collection and treatment services for Schwaz and surrounding municipalities.
3. District heating (Wärme Schwaz): CO2-neutral heating supply through district heating networks utilizing wastewater heat recovery and other renewable sources.
4. Internet, TV and telecommunications: Fiber optic internet, television, and telephony services under the schwaz.net brand.
5. Parking facilities: Operation of parking garages in Schwaz city center.
6. Electrical installations: Electrical installation services for commercial, industrial, hospitality and residential customers.
7. Smart Engineering - PV systems: Planning, construction and contracting of photovoltaic systems for private and commercial customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stadtwerke Schwaz is a municipal multi-utility that generates and distributes regional renewable electricity (hydroelectric and photovoltaic), supplies drinking water and provides wastewater treatment, delivers CO2-neutral district heating through Wärme Schwaz, and offers fiber optic internet, TV, and telephony under the schwaz.net brand. It additionally provides electrical installation services, photovoltaic system planning and installation under Smart Engineering, e-mobility services including eCarSharing and charging stations, and operates public parking facilities in Schwaz.

Product overview

Stadtwerke Schwaz is a multi-utility provider offering an integrated portfolio of energy, water, telecommunications, and mobility services. The core offering consists of regional green electricity supply (Strom), drinking water and wastewater services (Wasser & Abwasser), and district heating (Wärme Schwaz). Supplementary offerings include Internet and TV services via schwaz.net, photovoltaic system installation with participation models, electrical installations for various sectors, and electric mobility solutions (eCarSharing, e-charging stations). Digital services include a customer portal for account management and consumption monitoring. The company also provides energy consulting and handles municipal infrastructure including street lighting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wärme Schwaz: District heating and energy services providing CO2-neutral heat supply to customers
• schwaz.net
• sonnen.energie für mein Zuhause
• schwaz.energiebeteiligung

Products and services

• Strom (Electricity) Supply of regional green electricity (Ökostrom) generated from hydroelectric and photovoltaic installations, including power connections and connection modifications for residential and commercial customers in the Schwaz service territory.
• Wasser & Abwasser (Water & Wastewater) Drinking water supply, wastewater collection, and wastewater treatment for Schwaz and surrounding municipalities.
• Wärme Schwaz (District Heating) CO2-neutral heat supply through centralized district heating networks and decentralized solutions, including contracting for residential and commercial properties; utilizes wastewater heat recovery and other renewable sources.
• schwaz.net (Internet, TV & Telephony) Fiber optic internet, television, and telephony services provided under the schwaz.net brand by Stadtwerke Schwaz.
• Photovoltaik (Photovoltaic Systems) Planning, installation and grid connection of photovoltaic systems for private and commercial customers, including the sonnen.energie für mein Zuhause residential offering and the schwaz.energiebeteiligung community PV participation concept.
• Elektroinstallationen (Electrical Installations) Electrical installation services for commercial, industrial, hospitality, and residential customers, delivered via wholly-owned subsidiary Elektro Rohner GmbH.
• Mobilität (Mobility) Electric mobility services including eCarSharing (FloMobil), e-charging stations, and parking in city garages operated by Stadtwerke Schwaz.
• Kundenportal (Customer Portal) Online self-service portal providing product overview (electricity, water, IT), plant information, invoice delivery, payment methods, consumption statistics, and document archive.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered subsidiary and minor.

• Schwazer Kommunalbetriebe GmbHsubsidiaryOthersWholly-owned subsidiary company of Stadtwerke Schwaz, part of the municipal group structure.
• SWS Immo GmbHsubsidiaryOthersWholly-owned subsidiary focused on real estate management within the Stadtwerke group.
• Elektro Rohner GmbHsubsidiaryOthersWholly-owned electrical installation company integrated into the Stadtwerke group.
• Stay.Inn GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartially owned company with strategic partnership in the hospitality or accommodation sector.
• Energie West Dienstleistungs GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartially owned service company providing energy-related services in the western region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Linz AG: Multi-utility owned by the City of Linz providing electricity, gas, heating, water, telecommunications, and mobility services. Same Austrian municipal-utility structure with overlapping integrated services to residential and commercial customers.
• Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe (IKB): Municipal utility of Innsbruck, the Tyrolean capital, providing electricity, district heating, water, and telecommunications across Tyrol. Closest geographic and product-mix peer to Stadtwerke Schwaz with a similarly integrated multi-utility model serving regional Tyrolean customers.
• Stadtwerke Kufstein: Small Tyrolean municipal utility serving Kufstein and surrounding communities with electricity, water, heating, and telecommunications. Closest peer in scale and service mix to Stadtwerke Schwaz and a potential regional consolidation partner.
• Stadtwerke Wörgl: Municipal utility of Wörgl in Tyrol providing electricity, water, heating, and internet services. Direct comparable on multi-utility operations, customer scale, and Tyrolean regional positioning to Stadtwerke Schwaz.
• Salzburg AG: Integrated municipal and regional utility serving the Salzburg region with electricity, heating, gas, water, and telecom services. Comparable multi-utility scope, similar Austrian regulatory environment, and analogous customer base of municipalities and households.

Broad incumbents

• Wien Energie: Municipal energy utility of the City of Vienna, supplying electricity, natural gas, and district heating. Closest analogue to the integrated Stadtwerke municipal-utility model in Austria but operating at an order-of-magnitude greater scale in a major metropolitan area.
• Verbund AG: Austria's largest electricity company and a leading European hydroelectric generator. Directly comparable on hydropower generation and grid operations within Austria, but operates as a national incumbent rather than a community-anchored municipal utility.
• Energie AG Oberösterreich: Large publicly traded Austrian regional utility providing electricity, gas, heating, water, and telecom in Upper Austria. Overlaps with Stadtwerke Schwaz across virtually every service line but at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• TIWAG-Tiroler Wasserkraft AG: State-owned Tyrolean hydroelectric utility and the dominant regional energy provider. Overlaps with Stadtwerke Schwaz on hydroelectric generation and electricity supply in Tyrol, but operates at much greater scale across the entire federal state.
• Stadtwerke München (SWM): Major German municipal utility of Munich providing electricity, district heating, water, and telecommunications. Demonstrates the scale ceiling for a multi-utility Stadtwerke model and benchmarks operational sophistication and renewable energy strategy for integrated utilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@StadtwerkeSchwazGmbH
• Facebookfacebook.com/stadtwerkeschwaz
• Instagraminstagram.com/stadtwerkeschwaz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stadtwerke-schwaz-gmbh

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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